This biochemist calls BS on extending human lifespan. Is he right?
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One question for José Arroyo-Barrigüete, an economist at Comillas Pontifical University in Spain.
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Listening for the sounds of coastal restoration.
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If you are interested in joining this panel, please send through your proposed abstract (maximum 200 words), title (maximum 50 words) and three keywords to Alejandro Colás (A.Colas@bbk.ac.uk) or Adam David Morton (Adam.Morton@sydney.edu.au) by 11:59pm 28 May (AET).
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Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
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Experts on why trusting artificial intelligence to give us the truth is a foolish bargain.
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From speaking flowers to smart watches, we've been seeking to understand ourselves with data since the 19th century.
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Success in nature and culture depends just as much on timing as it does on brilliance.
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The Value, Health and Radical Needs Reading Group spent 15 months slowly and carefully reading Karl Marx’s Grundrisse. The task was certainly daunting, but also intellectually rewarding in equal measure. Since in these notebooks Marx is clearly developing a logical method of presentation that he has yet to fully master, we found it particularly difficult to keep sight of the central theme of each of its sections. Some long paragraphs where Marx works up calculations, describes historical events or recounts the ideas of selected political economy authors were also admittedly challenging. As a result of our efforts at a reflective reading, we feel that we possess a deeper understanding of the inner workings of capitalist society. We now bring our new knowledge, in its collective character, to written form.
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One question for Maurizio Porfiri and Rayan Succar, dynamical systems engineers at New York University.
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